Sharing Research on the Supreme Court - What have we learned?
Objectives
Students will be able to
- research a topic of personal interest on the Supreme Court
- evaluate a variety of internet resources for research
- organize research findings on to a Mind Map using the program Inspiration
- present research findings within the classroom and virtually using video chat
- summarize researched and shared information on the Supreme Court by creating a Glog
Part 1 - Reflection and finalizing project
Opener:
In your virtual notebooks answer the following prompt: what did you learn about researching yesterday? How was this different from how you have done research in the past? How is this group project different from ones you have done in school before?
Share this information with a partner, and summarize their reflections underneath yours in BOLD
Step 1 - Finish any research you still need to do on your topic. Finish your Mind Maps, add pictures, color, personalize, etc
Save your Mind Map, and also save as a picture using Alt Print Screen, paste it into Paint, then save it as a JPEG. Upload the picture file on to your Supreme Court page in your notebook, and title it "Mind Map on the Supreme Court."
Activity 1 - Small group sharing
Once you have saved your Mind Maps, browse through the other Mind Maps within your tables by clicking on their notebook links. You will use the information you have learned for the next activity
Activity 2 - Sharing with the other classroom using Google Video Chat
You will now share your Mind Map with a student in the other room, through a video discussion!
Since sometimes reading "lol" doesn't deliver the same punch as actually hearing your friend laugh at your jokes, you can now use voice and video capabilities in your Gmail chat. From within these services, you can have an actual conversation with someone (seriously, out loud), or even chat face to face over video.
Watch the video below to see how it works:
Here's what you'll need to get started:
Download the voice and video chat plug-in, quit all open browser windows, and install the plug-in (Accept the plug-in at the top of your browser)
In your chat list, select the contact you want to call. If they have a camera icon next to their name, you can make a voice or video call to them; just click Video & more. Open you gmail account then download Video Chat:
You will chat with the student in the other room who has the same laptop number as you. Check the list below
Once you have found the name of the student you will video chat with, you will need to add their email address to your chat contacts:
To invite a friend to chat in Gmail:
In the 'Search, add, or invite' box at the top of the Chat area, type your friend's username. If they're already in your Contacts, Gmail will pre-populate their username.
Click Invite to chat.
In the window that appears, click Send Invites. A yellow notification banner lets you know your invitation has been sent successfully.
Alternatively, you can click Add Contact at the bottom of the Chat area, enter your friend's username, and then click Send Invites.
Chat away!
Activity 3 - Class Share and Reflection
Who wants to share their Mind Map with the class?? Walk us through it! What did you think of the video chat? How can we use this in school?
Part 3-Create a Glog on the Supreme Court
Activity 1 - Review of Supreme Court
Click on the following link, and explore each of the notecards:
Activity 2 - Create a Glog
Individually, you will create a summary of what you have learned about the Supreme Court so far. You will create this using a website called Glogster and you will create a Glog
Step 1
Open the following link in a new tab: Glogster.com
Scroll down to the bottom of the front page to read what Glogster is and what you can create with it. Basically, this is a digital way to create a poster, using pictures, text, music, and videos.
Step 2
Scroll back up to the top right and click on Register. Register and create an account. Your nickname should be your first name and the first letter of your last name, the same as it is on your virtual notebooks. Ex) GeorgeW
Step 3
You will be brought to a page called "My Dashboard." You will not do anything with this page right now. Click back to the the home page of Glogster
Step 4
Before you create your own glog, spend some time searching through the site and looking at examples. Search through the best and fresh glogs for today. At the top of the page, click on "Categories" and search through the "Movers and Shakers" as well as the "School" category.
Step 5
Now click on "Create your own glog" and begin! Have fun, be creative. Your glog will demonstrate what you have learned about the Supreme Court from this week. Use the editing tools on the left hand side of the page
Step 6
Once you have created your glog, click on "save and Publish." Name your glog, and tag it for school.
Step 7
Next you will be asked "What next?" You will save your link to your notebook, and also email a copy to yourself. Lastly, you will link your glog to the Glog page on the website below:
Step 8
After everyone has posted their glogs, you will look at the glogs of the other students at your table.
Click on the link below to see the graphics move and to watch the video clip:
Closing
Introduction to the final project for Day 4, start thinking of which topic you would prefer to focus on
Answer the following prompt in your notebook:
Justify your glogster - explain the images
What do you think of glogster? How can this be used in school in the future? How can you use this in your personal life?
Sharing Research on the Supreme Court - What have we learned?
Objectives
Students will be able to
- research a topic of personal interest on the Supreme Court
- evaluate a variety of internet resources for research
- organize research findings on to a Mind Map using the program Inspiration
- present research findings within the classroom and virtually using video chat
- summarize researched and shared information on the Supreme Court by creating a Glog
Part 1 - Reflection and finalizing project
Opener:
In your virtual notebooks answer the following prompt: what did you learn about researching yesterday? How was this different from how you have done research in the past? How is this group project different from ones you have done in school before?
Share this information with a partner, and summarize their reflections underneath yours in BOLD
Step 1 - Finish any research you still need to do on your topic. Finish your Mind Maps, add pictures, color, personalize, etc
Save your Mind Map, and also save as a picture using Alt Print Screen, paste it into Paint, then save it as a JPEG. Upload the picture file on to your Supreme Court page in your notebook, and title it "Mind Map on the Supreme Court."
Part 2 - Sharing your Mind Maps
Activity 1 - Small group sharing
Once you have saved your Mind Maps, browse through the other Mind Maps within your tables by clicking on their notebook links. You will use the information you have learned for the next activity
Activity 2 - Sharing with the other classroom using Google Video Chat
You will now share your Mind Map with a student in the other room, through a video discussion!
Since sometimes reading "lol" doesn't deliver the same punch as actually hearing your friend laugh at your jokes, you can now use voice and video capabilities in your Gmail chat. From within these services, you can have an actual conversation with someone (seriously, out loud), or even chat face to face over video.
Watch the video below to see how it works:
Here's what you'll need to get started:
You will chat with the student in the other room who has the same laptop number as you. Check the list below
Summer Program Student List
Once you have found the name of the student you will video chat with, you will need to add their email address to your chat contacts:
To invite a friend to chat in Gmail:
- In the 'Search, add, or invite' box at the top of the Chat area, type your friend's username. If they're already in your Contacts, Gmail will pre-populate their username.
- Click Invite to chat.
- In the window that appears, click Send Invites. A yellow notification banner lets you know your invitation has been sent successfully.
Alternatively, you can click Add Contact at the bottom of the Chat area, enter your friend's username, and then click Send Invites.Chat away!
Activity 3 - Class Share and Reflection
Who wants to share their Mind Map with the class?? Walk us through it! What did you think of the video chat? How can we use this in school?
Part 3- Create a Glog on the Supreme Court
Activity 1 - Review of Supreme Court
Click on the following link, and explore each of the notecards:
Supreme Court Glog
Activity 2 - Create a Glog
Individually, you will create a summary of what you have learned about the Supreme Court so far. You will create this using a website called Glogster and you will create a Glog
Step 1
Open the following link in a new tab:
Glogster.com
Scroll down to the bottom of the front page to read what Glogster is and what you can create with it. Basically, this is a digital way to create a poster, using pictures, text, music, and videos.
Step 2
Scroll back up to the top right and click on Register. Register and create an account. Your nickname should be your first name and the first letter of your last name, the same as it is on your virtual notebooks. Ex) GeorgeW
Step 3
You will be brought to a page called "My Dashboard." You will not do anything with this page right now. Click back to the the home page of Glogster
Step 4
Before you create your own glog, spend some time searching through the site and looking at examples. Search through the best and fresh glogs for today. At the top of the page, click on "Categories" and search through the "Movers and Shakers" as well as the "School" category.
Step 5
Now click on "Create your own glog" and begin! Have fun, be creative. Your glog will demonstrate what you have learned about the Supreme Court from this week. Use the editing tools on the left hand side of the page
Step 6
Once you have created your glog, click on "save and Publish." Name your glog, and tag it for school.
Step 7
Next you will be asked "What next?" You will save your link to your notebook, and also email a copy to yourself. Lastly, you will link your glog to the Glog page on the website below:
Step 8
After everyone has posted their glogs, you will look at the glogs of the other students at your table.
Click on the link below to see the graphics move and to watch the video clip:
[[@http://apember.glogster.com/Ms. Pember's first glog/|Ms. Pember's first Glog]]
Yours will look MUCH nicer than mine!
Closing
Introduction to the final project for Day 4, start thinking of which topic you would prefer to focus on
Answer the following prompt in your notebook:
Justify your glogster - explain the images
What do you think of glogster? How can this be used in school in the future? How can you use this in your personal life?